How Joel Johnston's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Joel Johnston posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .233, well below the relief pitcher average of .293 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 4 seasons, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile — ranging from .111 to .208 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joel Johnston Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Joel Johnston's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Joel Johnston's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joel Johnston career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by team bar chart

Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Joel Johnston's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joel Johnston's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joel Johnston's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Joel Johnston Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table